Support for articles



J. T. JENNENS SUPPORT FOR ARTICLES Filed Aug. 24, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1y FIGL e z a m a d c il d L y A)? l at 44 A m 5 H05.

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J. T. JENNENS SUPPORT FOR ARTICLES Filed Aug. 24, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented May 29, 1928.

UNITED STAT S JOHN THOMAS JENNENB,

PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK CEABDEB H IBBFRD, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

SUPPORT IOR ARTICLES.

Application filed August 24, 1927, Serial Ne. 213,088, and inGreatlritain Kay 12, 1826.

This invention has reference to simple means for supportingcorrespondence trays,

shelves, arms, or other devices for displaying articles for sale in shopwindows, and similar purposes. The supporting means comprise an uprightor pillar and a bracket mounted thereon in such a way that it can beswivelled ormoved about the axis of the upright or pillar and can bereadily removed from the upright or pillar when desired.

The invention resides in the combination with an upright or pillarprovided with an annular shoulder, of a removable bracket provided withan upper part having a pair of fingers adapted to rest on the annularshoulder of said upright and to embrace the said upright above the saidannular shoulder, parts on said fingers adapted to bear laterallyagainst the exterior of said upright at the side thereof remote fromsaid bracket, and a lower part on said bracket adapted to bear againstthe other side of said upright, the said bearing parts on said fingersacting to resist the lateral pull of the bracket upon the said uprightand the said lower bearing part acting to resist the lateral thrust ofsaid bracket upon said upright.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 shows in side elevation an upright or pillarsupport with three revoluble trays mounted thereon, each of these traysbeing carried by a roller-fitted bracket.

Figs. 2 and 3 are elevations on a larger scale and at right angles toone another showing the roller-fitted bracket and its suport. p Fig; 4is a plan View of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is similar to Fig. 2 but shows only one roller at the lower partof the bracket.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of amodification in which the upper rollers ofFig. 2 are replaced by caged balls.

Fig. 7 is a similar view to Fig. 1 showing the device in its applicationfor shop window display purposes.

Fig. 8 is a section corresponding to the line 8, 8 of Fig. 7.

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Fig. 10 shows a modified construction of the device in side elevation.

Fi 9 is a plan of certain arts shown in Fig. 11 is a plan of thesupporting bracket shown in Fig. 10.

- Figs. 12 and 13 show in side elevation and plan respectively, anotherform of the improved supporting bracket.

ig. 14 is a detail view hereinafter referred to, and Fig. 15 is adiagrammatic plan illustratmg how a shop window display shelf issupported by a pair of the devices.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, the trays a are provided withbrackets I), each having a pair of horizontal upper fingers 0 and a pairof lower arms or fingers d. The vertical pillar or upright e is showncylindrical throughout its height and provided with a clamp f of anysuitable kind. This pillar or u right e is annularly grooved at 9,having a at shoulder 9 see Figures 3 and 6. The gap between the forkarms or fingers 0 is such that the fingers can freely embrace thepillarat the annular grooved parts thereof and the fingers are of such alength as to pass beyond the pillar. The horizontal fingers 0 areprovided at their projecting extremities with anti-friction rollers h.The spindles or studs for these rollers h h depend from" the fingers cc. The said fingers 0 rest upon the top of the shoulder g and thedependent rollers h bear against that side of the pillar or upright ewhich is remote from the tray a and below the groove 9.

The lower fork arms or fingers d extend one each side of the full widthof the pillar and they are provided on the upper side with rollers z' awhich bear against the pillar or upright e on the side nearest the tray.These fingers d are preferably horizontal and obviously they may beshorter than the fingers c 0. The rollers i may be arranged upon thefingers d in a manner similar to the upper rollers '72. k. The lowerrollers z i are preferably mounted upon the upper side of the lowerfingers d. In this way, the weight of the tray and of its contentsexerts a pull on the pillar e by means of the rollers h h and also athrust on the pillar by means of the rollers 21 z'. Wear of the pillaris thereb avoided and the tray can be easily swivel ed around thepillar.

arranged balls may be employed upon the lower figures d d to makecontact with the full width of the pillar.

In all cases the distance apart between the peripheries of the tworollers h h or balls j j" on the upper pair of fingers c a is preferablysuch that the said rollers or balls can be passed across the pillar c atthe annularly grooved portion g, but will then be retained in place whenlowered, by the non-grooved portion of the pillar.

The bracket 6 with the upper fingers c and lower fingers d is shown madein a single piece with the plates or wings I. The roller 71., as shownin Figure 2, may be mounted on a vertical stud 111. having a head m andriveted to the finger c.

It will be' understood that the bracket 6 is secured to the tray in anysuitable manner. is of angle shape in plan, see Fig. 4, and is securedto the tray by screws 70 passing through the plates 1 of the anglebracket. The pillar'e is rooved annularly at various points in itsheight, dependent on the number of revoluble trays a to be attached tothe support.

The pillar c is preferably cylindrical throughout its length but it maybe made as a series of cylindrical parts not all of the same diameter,which parts are separated by the grooves g. If desired the pillar mayhave any other approved cross-section besides circular.

Although the pillar shown in Fig. 1 is shown as extending upwardly froma clamp adapted to be removably secured to a desk or table it may, ofcourse, extend upwardly from any appropriate base adapted to rest on atable or other support. Fig. 7 which illustrates an application of thedevice for shop windowdisplay purposes, shows the pillar as extendingupwardly from a base 11. of such weight as to give stability to thestructure. In this construction the support- .ing bracket 7) is madesubstantially as hereinbefore described, but instead of being connectedto a correspondence tray it has fixed to it, as by screws 11, an arm qformed it may be of wood. The arm q, in the example illustrated isfitted at itsfree end with a plate or tray r upon which an article orarticles to be displayed can be placed. Moreover, the said plate or trayis shown as being mounted to rock in all directions on a ball 8 formedin one with a screwed stem t that is passed through a. hole a formedtherefor in the free end of the arm g and fixed in place by a wing'nut'v screwed thereon below the arm. In order to provide suflicientfriction to maintain the plate or tray 1- in any angular position intowhich it may be tilted In the example illustrated the bracket.

pin 2, see Fig. 14, can be fitted in the hole a to prevent the shelfmoving outwardly.

An arrangement for supporting a shelf or set of shelves for shop windowdisplay purposes comprises conveniently two uprights each fitted with asupporting arm g or a number of such arms, the two uprights being spacedapart at a distance such that the shelf or shelves is or are supportedat or near its or their ends by the said arms. It will be understoodthat by moving the arms 9 angularly about the axes of the uprights theycan be readily adapted to suit shelves of different widths, as by thesaid. movements the distance between the end pins .2 and the uprightscan be varied, see Fig. 15.

In Fig. 10, which shows the improved de- -vice as applied to carry anarm on which a hat or the like can be displaced, the bracket I) isformed with holes 2 in o which can be readily fitted the downwardly bentends of wire supporting arms 3, the upwardly bent ends of whiclnarefitted with suitable knobs 4 on which a hat or the like can besupported. The bracket shown in Figs. 10 and 11 is formed with holes fortwo hat or the like supporting arms, but as will be appreciatedprovision may be made for supporting one only or more than two suchsupporting arms.

The bracket shown in Figs. 12 and 13 is formed with a pair of extendingwings 5 adapted to embrace between them the end of a supporting arm suchas q, and formed through said wings are holes for a pin or bolt 6, Fig.13, on which the arm 9 can be so mounted that it can be tilted upwardlyor downwardly and held'in the desired position by tightening a wing nut7 working on the end of the pivot pin or bolt 6.

The shop window display stands illustrated are referred to by way ofexample only, and variations in details of construction and design ofthese and of the devices for supporting correspondence trays and thelike may be made without departure from the 1. A support for an article,comprising I an upright provided with a reduced portion which forms ashoulder, a bracket provided at its upper part with fingers which reston the said shoulder, said bracket having at its lower part means forbearing on the upright, vertical pins projecting downwardly from thefree end portions of the said fingers, rollers journaled on the saidpins and w bearing on the upright below its shoulder, in claim 1, themeans for bearing on the upsaid rollers being spaced apart so as to passright comprising fingers which straddle the the reduced portion of theupright and to reupright, pins projecting upwardly from the tain thebracket on the upright, and means said fingers, and rollers journaled onthe i for supporting an article connected, to the said pins.

said bracket. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 2. A supportfor an article as set forth JOHN THOMAS JENNENS.

